Jet with cracked windshield returns to Los Angeles

An American Airlines jet bound for north Texas safely returned to Los Angeles International Airport after the front windshield cracked, the airline said Tuesday.

American spokesman Paul Flaningan said nobody on Flight 2448 to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was hurt.

Flaningan said the Boeing 757 took off Monday afternoon but, within minutes, the pilot noticed a windshield crack. Flaningan said authorities are trying to determine what caused the crack. There was no indication of a bird strike, he said.

Flaningan said the jet carrying 184 passengers and a five-person crew returned to Los Angeles. Passengers boarded another American jet and were on their way about 90 minutes later.